The Barotse (Zambezi) Flood Plain and Kuomboka Ceremony

Period: April

Also known as The Bulozi or Lyondo Plains these are one of Africa’s great wetlands on the Zambezi River in the Western Province of Zambia and are a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site because of their high conservation value.

These three episodes introduce us to group research and conservation. We not only look into the formation of this great landscape but, also how it has been carved through history by the various traditions and cultures of the area. We also look deeply into the mystery of how the people of this area have survived for hundreds of years living on water?

Why are the royal graves surrounded by villages?

Or how the water channels (canals) were in existence even before the iron age era?

All these and many more would be incomplete without also researching into the social and economic activities of the area including the Kuomboka (coming out of the waters) Ceremony which is a world-renowned migration of the local people and their king from low ground to higher ground during the flood season.

And for the first-time ever in the history of school trips design and management in Zambia scholars on this outing shall have the rare opportunity of learning about the Kafue Hook Bridge, together with the Lusaka – Mongu road, which were constructed with the support of the Chinese government and commissioned by former President Kenneth Kaunda on May 26, 1963.